Peace Like a River

When peace like a river Becomes more like a stream And storms arrest my waking And rainfall floods my dreams I hold eternal summer Like a lighthouse in my soul To call me out of tempest seas Into peace complete and whole. postscript A very simple entry to close the…

Flesh and Stone

I wish I had a heart that's after yours. I wish I was more patient, soft, and kind. I wish my spirit walked in step, forbore The harshest suffering with peace of mind. But the process is painstaking slow Than ever it has been in me so far.…

Poetic Irony

This is the time I craved. The quiet I so sought. I know the world goes in a blur And I for now do not. But here in peace and sunshine The smell of lilies white I hold my pen aloft, and then, I cannot seem to write. This is…

Dip the Pen

The fact is, this is not the same As once it was; the magic ink Stirs less of me as time leaves lines So deeply carved in me. I think The beauty may be lost for now The muse steps forward, takes her bow; But here I write Despite, despite…